A Timeline of the Federal Reserve in 2010

The recession was over in 2010, but the Federal Reserve’s work had just begun. The U.S. central bank confronted stubbornly high unemployment and sluggish economic growth at home and financial strains emanating from Europe, where the Greek debt crisis was emerging as a major concern for the eurozone. To refresh readers’ memories of that hectic year, we provide below a timeline of key Fed-related events in 2010.